STATE MAN won the County Handicap Hurdle to give Paul Townend two wins in two in the opening races on Day Four.
The 11-4 favourite coasted to the front and looks well ahead of the handicapper on this performance.
Paul Townend savours another win, this time on State Man.
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FULL RESULTS
- State Man 11-4fav
- First Street 16-1
- Colonel Mustard 13-2
- West Cork 13-2.
What is the Cheltenham race schedule for each day?
Seven races will take place each day, with the marquee race of the day off at 3.30pm.
Friday, March 18 – Gold Cup Day
- 1.30pm Triumph Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.10pm County Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 2.50pm Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 3.30pm Gold Cup (ITV 1/ talkSPORT)
- 4.10pm Festival Hunters’ Chase (ITV 1)
- 4.50pm Mares’ Chase (Racing TV)
- 5.30pm Martin Pipe Handicap Hurdle (Racing TV)
What TV channel and live stream is Cheltenham Festival 2022 on?
ITV 1 will be showing the first five of the seven races each day, with Ed Chamberlain and Francesca Cumani at the helm.
ITV 1 begin their coverage at 12.50pm following the news.
Then the final two will be shown on Racing TV and also available through bookmakers’ websites.
While for radio commentary, talkSPORT will be broadcasting the first four races each day.
